Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 3.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
$17.61
CA$24.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
$9.91
CA$13.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
$1.71
CA$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
$1.35
CA$1.87
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$2.35
CA$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
$5.58
CA$7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
$11.33
CA$15.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
$2.81
CA$3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
$6.65
CA$9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
$1.83
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
$0.49
CA$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
$1.74
CA$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
$2.86
CA$3.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
$1.58
CA$2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
$1.06
CA$1.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
$4.09
CA$5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
$58.71
CA$81.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,642.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
$16.24
CA$22.56
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
$64.83
CA$90.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
$1,207.19
CA$1,677.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
$1,064.14
CA$1,478.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
$148.64
CA$206.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
$733.89
CA$1,019.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
$5.87
CA$8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
$3.73
CA$5.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
$14.68
CA$20.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
$38.24
CA$53.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
$11.01
CA$15.29
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
$39.75
CA$55.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
$33.02
CA$45.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
$82.81
CA$115.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
$95.41
CA$132.54
|
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